# Zeus — The Birds character guide

> Zeus in The Birds by Aristophanes.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Pisthetaerus By Zeus, Pisthetaerus The cuckoo

**First appearance:** 0002-the-birds

## Who they are

King of the gods, whose authority is challenged by the birds' new city.

## Links

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